-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Andy Griffith 's death certificate says the actor died of a heart attack , after years of suffering from other illnesses , including coronary artery disease .

The North Carolina native had long endured hypertension and hyperlipidemia , his certificate said , which can suggest high cholesterol or high triglycerides .

The heart attack occurred about 24 hours before he died , the certificate says . Griffith passed away at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning and was buried less than five hours later .

He was 86 .

` Mayberry ' remembers Andy Griffith

Most known for his role as the sheriff of Mayberry on the CBS series `` The Andy Griffith Show , '' Griffith `` has been laid to rest on his beloved Roanoke Island , '' the family said in a statement issued Tuesday .

He was buried in the Griffith Family Cemetery in Manteo , North Carolina .

A member of the Televison Hall of Fame , Griffith also was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007 . His 1996 album , `` I Love to Tell the Story -- 25 Timeless Hymns , '' netted him a Grammy Award .

Born in Mount Airy , North Carolina , in 1926 , he graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1949 with a degree in music . He made his film debut in `` A Face in the Crowd '' in 1957 and made his final film appearance in `` Play the Game '' in 2009 . In between , he had two successful television series -- `` The Andy Griffith Show '' and `` Matlock '' -- and appeared in dozens of other TV shows and movies .

Griffith is survived by his wife and two children .

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Andy Griffith 's death certificate says the actor died earlier this week of a heart attack

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The North Carolina native had also long endured hypertension and hyperlipidemia

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Griffith suffered the heart attack about 24 hours before he died , the certificate said